Category Archives: Questions

Some say that the collapse of many retail companies in 2020 was not due to CoVid19, but the virus highlighted underlying problems with these companies before the virus started. Therefore, is it possible that the number of virus sufferers has highlighted an underlying low level of health in the world population? Now there is anContinue reading “A New Style of Health Care”

The need to educate people on the how the UK is run. For many years the government hasn‚’t been trusted ‚’ the majority of ministers who speak publicly do not answer questions and actively avoid giving straight answers to avoid further questioning / public attacks by the media; a problem that has been exasperated byContinue reading “Education and Rebuilding of Trust”

The Pandemic has introduced the idea of remote work to millions of UK citizens. Many look set to continue the trend after Covid is finally controlled. If you can work from home in the UK, logically you can work from anywhere. Companies may also realise that the same trend means you can hire from anywhere.Continue reading “Remote Work and the Future of the UK’s Tax System”

Many argue that our system of Government is too centralised. Whether that is true or not, the response to Covid reflects my own experience that too few policymakers in central Government are well versed in the intricacies of local government. This became apparent to me whilst working on the 2017 Industrial Strategy in BEIS, withContinue reading “Ignorance of local government”

One of the most conspicuous ‚’ but least acknowledged ‚’ features of the pandemic has been the increased use of graphs and other visual images to communicate information and ideas. However, for all that visuals have been deployed this last year, their role in policymaking remains largely peripheral to what is written or said; forContinue reading “Policymaking and the Hidden Failure of Language”

The UK ambulance service was once the envy of the world and the ‘Gold Standard’ in emergency response safety. Target timescale to attend a life threatening incident is 8 minutes, and 19 minutes for non-life threatening incident. These targets are now invariably missed, sometimes leading to fatal consequences. Reports of people waiting for hours isContinue reading “Key challenges around significant ambulance delays and patient safety heightened during pandemic”

More home grown produce for healthier living and to support local producers and cut our carbon foot print. I have written to my MP, Defra, various ministers in the past, to ask for the acres of roof space on warehouses, factories, super markets etc etc to be used in future for solar panels. Business mayContinue reading “Solar panel use”

Rapid technological change has been a prominent concern for policy makers over the last two decades. But now, in the wake of Covid-19, these considerations are more dominant than ever – presenting both challenges and oppertunities. We face the imminent threat of a catastrophic economic recession. However, digital technology is currently seen as one ofContinue reading “The Potential for Productivity Growth Unleashed by the an Increasingly Technologically Based Economy”

The Challenge: Isolation & Loneliness The Opportunity: Making the most of kind communities and our ability to reach out. Two things have been prominent themes during the pandemic, one is the isolation and loneliness suffered by many and the other is how local groups have formed on a multitude of social platforms, such as whatsAppContinue reading “Addressing Loneliness and Isolation and sustaining the Community Spirit”

Generally the key challenge that covid19 have presented is high use of the internet and due to that it has made a lot of young children from the age of 10-17 spending a lot of time with the internet and generally its widely known that the internet is a very great factor to child abuseContinue reading “BAD USE OF SOCIAL MEDIAS CAUSING HIGH”